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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 6d

The "AI" responses that Google gives about me and my work are consistently error-prone, which I know because I am me. If I know Google's "AI" responses give incorrect answers about things I know about, I can't trust it to give correct answers about things I don't know. So, no, I don't use it.

John Gordon 🇨🇦🇩🇰 @johngordon.bsky.social · 6d

I’m surprised you don’t use ai answer engines in research you currently do with Google

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 6d

this is as open an admission that an entire agency is engaging in routine constitutional violations that I can imagine

David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 6d

Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use “reasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…

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Dan O'Hara @skeuomorphology.bsky.social · 8d

Oh, plus this

It's not even October yet

bsky.app/profile/uhsf...

University Hospital Southampton @uhsft.bsky.social · 8d

⚠️ Our Emergency Department (ED) is extremely busy. Please only come to ED in the case of life-or-limb-threatening situations.

Other services for urgent but non-life-threatening care are the Urgent Treatment Centres at RSH Hospital and Lymington New Forest Hospital, or NHS111.

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Dan O'Hara @skeuomorphology.bsky.social · 8d

A surprise to see a relatively factual, sober article about covid on the front page of the BBC

Good to see it addresses rapid reinfections

A brief 🧵

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Covid cases rising with new variants 'Nimbus' and 'Stratus'

Unwell with a bad throat and temperature? You may have one of the new Covid strains circulating this autumn.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Flo Fflach @flofflach.bsky.social · 9d

Not at all. I can't find what hospitals in what countries don't allow masks; the only thing I found was about federal employees not allowed to hide their face, hide their identity, not to do with covid. I'd prefer everyone with a cold or flu or covid to either stay home or wear an FFP2 or 3 mask.

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Flo Fflach @flofflach.bsky.social · 9d

I would hope so

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 21d

I made this graphic to show what the make up of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) would be based on the latest YouGov poll.

There is so much to say about this. Analysis coming in the newsletter.

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Flo Fflach @flofflach.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks - I hadn't listened to full report, but could only see Cymru/Wales on the map.

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Quaker Advices and Queries @advicesandqueries.org · 9d

Are you alert to practices here and throughout the world which discriminate against people on the basis of who or what they are or because of their beliefs? Bear witness to the humanity of all people, including those who bre... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/09/29/are-you-alert-to-practices.html

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Flo Fflach @flofflach.bsky.social · 9d

where is this? I saw that California had banned federal employees from wearing masks - which hide their identity, a good thing.

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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 10d

ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.

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Angus Croudace @anguscroudace.bsky.social · 9d

Grey-Cheeked Thrush trapped and ringed @lundybirds.bsky.social this morning. @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

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GenXer-71 @genxer-71.bsky.social · 15d

I saw this yesterday.

Just one of the ways they're trying to conto the narrative.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15d

Charlie Kirk was a divisive far-right podcaster. Why is he being rebranded as a national hero?

Celebrating a bigoted rage-baiter sends a clear message to people of color, LGBTQ+ folks and women

www.theguardian.com

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Flo Fflach @flofflach.bsky.social · 12d

the image looks like it is Cymru/Wales, so the next election is less than a year away on May 7th 2026

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Flo Fflach @flofflach.bsky.social · 12d

This looks like Cymru/Wales, our elections are next May 27th so less than a year away.

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Mark Rees @reviewwales.bsky.social · 12d

Ghost sculptures return to haunt city centre
"More than 50 ghostly sculptures will haunt streets and green spaces in York this autumn, as a popular history trail returns."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #halloween

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Leon Simons @leonsimons.bsky.social · 13d

Decisive collective action can prevent loss of control

'We therefore call on all political actors in Germany to become aware of the real danger posed by progressive man-made global warming and the urgency of action.'

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Leon Simons @leonsimons.bsky.social · 13d

BREAKING 🌍🌡📈
The German Meteorological Society and Physical Society warn today that 3°C of global warming could be reached already by 2050!

Global warming is accelerating - A call for decisive action

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Flo Fflach @flofflach.bsky.social · 13d

"Do they have Christianity or something similar?" what is similar? Islam is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion, so I guess being either Jewish or Muslim ticks the box

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15d

The most striking omission from Monday's White House pageant: autistic people.

Disgust, horror, and "elimination": Trump and RFK Jr.'s eugenicist autism conference

The most striking omission from Monday's White House pageant: autistic people.

www.motherjones.com

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Flo Fflach @flofflach.bsky.social · 15d

contrary wise:
"those looking to banish these pests from their properties could start by placing the UNSCENTED cat litter in a damp cupboard.
All households need to do is fill a bowl with SCENTED clay litter, leave it in the cupboard to soak up the moisture."
Keep food boxed & they'll eat your books

Flo Fflach @flofflach.bsky.social · 15d

the grass thermometer - sits on tips of short grass - went below -4C yesterday and was -3.9C last night - and spent many hours below freezing. Many gourd plants said they'd had enough. Photos last night & this morning. Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire #tywydd #weather #loveukweather #frost

a red bramble / blackberry leaf and one red berry, green ivy background

an evening sky, mostly clear sky, tiny grey cloud, low down, with yellow stain lower down, tree silhouettes in foreground, through gap at right, glimpse of the outline of a hill, a wavy vapour trail in the blue sky, hint of pink

field and tree silhouettes bottom 8th of image. clear sky just before sunrise, short bursts of vapour trail

blue sky with long vapour trail to left, short to right, both a bit pink

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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 15d

This is happening now www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Flo Fflach @flofflach.bsky.social · 15d

Found it, thank you

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